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ArcSoft MVK Splitter remains one of the inferior MVK splitters (no selection of audio streams, no support for subtitle streams).

MKV in TMT5 for WMC

No MKV support [No good]

ArcSoft codecs outside TMT5

You can use them outside TMT5 exactly in the same way as this [Good]. But HD audio (TrueHD, DTS-HD) is always downsampled to 48/16 [No good]. You have to use ArcSoft Audio Decoder HD in TMT2 or TMT3 for bit-perfect HD audio decoding.

Finally!!! There is a built in option to leave windows aero enabled!! I always hated when the screen flashed as it switched aero off, always seemed so "cheap", lol. So far so good for me!.........Brian

You can use them outside TMT5 exactly in the same way as this. But HD audio (TrueHD, DTS-HD) is always downsampled to 48/16. You have to use ArcSoft Audio Decoder HD in TMT2 or TMT3 for bit-perfect HD audio decoding.

To add on to your list:

Improvements:
- SDDVD plays much smoother with a nicer image (but with SimHD turned off)
- Out of the box support for MCE remote inside 7MC
- MC look and feel when navigating menus within the 7MC interface

Negative:
Background noise in image when playing BR
Image is a tad overly tinted when playing BR

You can use them outside TMT5 exactly in the same way as this. But HD audio (TrueHD, DTS-HD) is always downsampled to 48/16. You have to use ArcSoft Audio Decoder HD in TMT2 or TMT3 for bit-perfect HD audio decoding.

Why support MKV at all when it can't be supported in WMC, can't play subtitles (I use ones that are only for foreign langauge in english movies...always built in...hardcoded?). Seems like a big downgrade on audio too.

Finally!!! There is a built in option to leave windows aero enabled!! I always hated when the screen flashed as it switched aero off, always seemed so "cheap", lol. So far so good for me!.........Brian

Does the SimHD option work within Media Center for standard-def video files? Or only in the TMT player interface? I also read that audio tracks can be selected. Can you you choose the tracks within Media Center, or again only in the TMT interface? I wonder if this may solve my AppleTV M4V file issue for AC3 playback in Media Center. Thanks!

I am a big Arcsoft TMT fan, having bought all versions within days of their release and am generally very happy with TMT5. Still disappointed that Arcsoft still hasn't provided an option to playback movies in native resolution and refresh rate . This is offered on almost any standalone player and couldn't be to difficult to code. I know that at least the auto refresh rate was high on the things to add survey by Arcsoft so why leave it off again .

Wait, just thought of something. You mean in the TMT5 configuration and not in the movie's own audio track selector, right? I can select whatever audio track the movie has by pressing the DVD Menu button on the Windows Remote inside the MCE version of TMT5. That button brings up the Menu built into the DVD/BluRay.

Last night, we posted a quick write-up of our experiences, video and screenshots for TMT5.

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The experience could still use some work however, most notably for those who use analog audio output (see the table below) with PDVD providing wider protected audio path (PAP) coverage

Well. That is bad news for me on unsupported Realtek ALC889. HD Audio is just too hard inside the PC it would seem.

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Unfortunately, it does not reach feature parity with the ease of use a dedicated hardware player can provide, missing two critical features -- automatic refresh rate and channel configuration matching.

Wait, just thought of something. You mean in the TMT5 configuration and not in the movie's own audio track selector, right? I can select whatever audio track the movie has by pressing the DVD Menu button on the Windows Remote inside the MCE version of TMT5. That button brings up the Menu built into the DVD/BluRay.

Has anyone been able to get TMT5 to playback folders within WMC and MyMovies? This has always worked before, but now when I launch a movie TMT 5 launches and brings me to the disc screen where obviously there is no disc. I have MyMovies online folder pointed to the volume id (mediaserver1\\BDMovies\\Being There\\volume id (BeingThere), I have also tried pointing it at BDMV and Streams and also online files pointed at index.bdmv but nothing I do works.